Advancing Data Governance
Embedding Policies and Practices to Enable Modernisation
Virtual: 4 & 10 September 2025 | 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM AEST
Overview
In 2025, data governance continues to be a top priority for organisations across the globe. As the anchor that enables data initiatives – from digital transformation to access and privacy, it is no surprise that a growing number of are focused on advancing their data governance capability, policy and programs. As data volumes multiply, data sharing and integration grow and organisation structure becomes more complex, data governance becomes even more challenging.
Data professionals in the public sector are becoming increasingly aware that there is no ‘one-size fits-all’ approach to data governance. While most public sector organisations are faced with similar challenges, every organisation needs to carefully customise their data governance model. Every organisation needs to carefully customise their data governance model. However most public sector organisations are faced with similar challenges.
Advancing Data Governance in the Public Sector course has been developed to help public sector agencies bring their policies and frameworks up to speed for 2024 and beyond. Based on a tried and tested formula it will provide data governance specialists who are further along in maturity with key insights.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Understand key factors to consider when crafting a data governance policy
- Assess the different approaches to data governance based on the data lifecycle
- Set up a Community of Practice and plan for continuous improvement
- Modernise data governance for 2025 and beyond
Who Should Attend
This training is designed for public sector professionals responsible for managing, governing, or leveraging data to drive policy, service delivery, and digital transformation.
Why Attend
- Gain insights that will enable you to change behaviours and practices to modernise data governance in your organisation
- A bespoke, interactive program designed specifically to uplift data governance maturity in the public sector
- Build knowledge on how to optimise your data to drive modernisation, transformation and user-centricity
Agenda
DAY 1 | 4th September 2025 | |
Module 1 – Embedding a Culture of Data Governance: Policy and Framework | 10:00am Welcome & Introductions 10:20am An overview of Data Governance
10:50am Understanding the Key Elements of a ‘Good’ Data Governance Policy
11:30am Break 11:35am Establishing a Data Governance Framework and Policy
12:15pm Lunch |
Module 2 – Setting up a Data Governance Models | 12:45pm Managing Data at Different Stages of Its Lifecycle
1:30pm Break 1:35pm Developing a Fit-for-Purpose Data Governance Model
2:30pm End of Day 1 |
DAY 2 | 10th September 2025 | |
Module 3 – Data Governance as an Enabler of Modernisation | 10:00am Welcome and Recap
10:15am Evaluating Data Governance Maturity
11:00am Break
11:15am A Capability-based Approach to Improving Data Governance Maturity
12:00pm Lunch |
Module 4 – Data Governance BAU and Continuous Improvement | 12:30pm KPIs and Monitoring Effectiveness of your Policies and Strategy
1:15pm Break 1:30pm Embedding Data Governance and Setting up for Continuous
2:25pm Reflections and Closing Remarks 2:30pm End of Day 2
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Nigel Schmalkuche
Managing Director and Principal Consultant | Strategic Architects
Meet Your Facilitator
Nigel Schmalkuche is a leader in strategy, AI, data, cloud, enterprise and business architecture and has guided government across Australia through digital business transformation. He is a results-orientated business and ICT professional with 30 years’ experience in the fields of energy, education, elections, finance, health care, housing, legal, mining, manufacturing, news and media, pharmaceutical, policing, racing, transport and utilities.
Nigel has held various professional and leadership roles in ICT and Enterprise Architecture in Queensland State and Local Government. He is one of our leading trainers and facilitates training courses on Enterprise, Business and Data Architecture, AI and RPA for Australian, New Zealand, USA and Canada Government Professionals
Nigel has written two books, AI and Data Strategy and Data to Insight that cover a wide variety of Data Architecture topics including Data Governance.
Register Early & Save!
This 2-day course will provide participants with essential skills to understand key factors to consider when crafting a data governance policy, assess the different approaches to data governance based on the data lifecycle, set up a community of practice and plan for continuous improvement and modernise data for 2025 and beyond.
Join us and take the first step toward mastering data governance.
*Group Discounts Available - Contact Registrations at training@publicsector.academy or Call on (02) 9057 9070
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